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[MrsEmmaPeel]

The whole affair was absolutely devastating for his believing wife who hadn’t seen it coming.

She must not be a good listener, not to be aware that her mate is unhappy, and for such a long time.

[sageb1]

"Heidi,

"It’s almost embarrassing to continue this, but after that last post, I do have to ask, what on earth are you smoking?"

[PandaRosaMishima]

Happiness...that was the excuse my ex kept giving for his affair with an Asian girl, kept saying that "This is my Happiness!" Guess who's laughing now! He thought I'd never have the courage to divorce him, guess who's laughing now! He thought this little threesome would go on the rest of our days, guess who's laughing now!
Happiness, God, I am so sick of that word, I hope he chokes to death on his Happiness!
It's one thing to seek a pleasant life, it's another thing to trample on other's feelings/repect. Even something as simple as admitting, "I am sorry" would make a difference. No doubt his wife is reporaoching herself for what she did or did not do. Couldn't he have the decency to say, "Honey, I can't make you happy, you deserve better"?
Sometimes a lie masks what should be true.

[Kolokotronis]

http://www.bible.ca/history/fathers/NPNF1-13/npnf1-13-27.htm#P1356_727848

[Tax-chick]

"His authenticity and vulnerability indicated a man willing to stand in solidarity with a suffering world, rooted in profound contemplative practise.”

I don't think this is what I would want said about my Bishop.

[redgolum]

Divorce is a tragedy, no matter what the reason.

We have elevated our own appetites to the absolute level.

[meandog]

When the process was complete and no repentance forthcoming, I asked him to absent himself from the altar rail and to leave the fellowship until he was willing to repent. Afterwards, I sent the sad news to the other pastors in town who honor biblical discipline.

...this sounds more like the punishment of Mormons, Jehova Witnesses, and extreme fundamentalists rather than the Episcopal faith I have come to love. Who knows what went on in the bishop's marriage? Perhaps his wife was making his life miserable...PERHAPS even she was not the model that St. Paul decreed and refused "to be silent in church"! (In which case it would seem reasonable to have the divorce to the person who wrote this) < /sarc >. A former priest of mine went through a divorce. There was no adultery in this case either, his wife simply went off the deep end...and went out of her way to mortify him at every event they attended as a couple. During their separation she met an Iranian man, cohabitated with him, and had the audacity to even bring him to services that her former husband was offciating, in full view of the congregation and her children.